nothing going on advisory wise for baltimore wise, but outside of town, carroll county, fredrick county, you're under a winter weather advisory. we're advising you that things are going to get pretty tricky, especially for travel up near hanover pike later today. temperatures, we are subfreezing right now. it's 35 in annapolis. so when we get any kind of moisture that comes in, it will start as some snow. we're just about two hours outside the -- the band of snow, rather, is two hours outside of town and that will lift towards the north during the course of this morning. so i do think your morning commute is okay, but it's toward the tail end of your morning commute where things could get pretty interesting, especially towards the south of the city. again, notice the storm system right in here, dropping tornadoes over the gulf coast states. that is what's lifting in our direction during the course of your day. so your hour by hour goes like this, 7:00 in the morning, 32 degrees. pretty cold start. snow burst comes in around 9:00, 10:00 in the morning and turns pretty rapidly into some h

and at some point minority and west of d.c., fredrick county into low den -- louden county. we may see some heavier snow. but it's not going to stick. it's conversationtialal type of snow. >> you should be fine tomorrow. if you head out the door and you're going to shop all day long, what you want to do is grab an umbrella or maybe buy one. you can use it and reuse it and then give it to pamela. all righty. this is what we have outside right now. partly cloudy skies. our temperature, 37 degrees. you'll notice the wind chill factor exactly the same as the temperature because the wind has finally died down. earlier in the day 45 where we normally are this time of year, we normally see the temperature just beyond the freezing mark. today, we were pretty close to them. look at that record low of seven degrees set back in 1989. temperatures on our weather bug network. 28 after a high of 45 degrees. we had temperatures just around 47 earlier in alexandria. now at 31. our final stop will take us to lafayette district school. no rain today. but tomorrow it will be a different situat

of winter weather advisory towards the north and west of the city, out towards carroll county and fredrick county. a wintery mix moving in during the course of the mornings and the afternoon. right now it's clear over the north of the state, but a couple hundred miles to the south and west of us. notice in about three hours we're going to start to see this batch of precipitation moving in and it will start as snow in a lot of spots. a burst of snow first, it goes over to the rain for the city as we head into the midday hour. still an ice situation toward the north and west. we'll break down the details, show you some numbers coming up in a little bit. we'll get a check on the traffic over with lauren cook. >>reporter: good morning, mike. all that wintery mix will make the roads slick. no delays in white marsh, 95, nice and clear from route 43 all the way into it the city. if you are traveling on the beltway this morning, no delays from parkville all the way up to towson. as we check in and take a live look at the west side at liberty road, traffic moving right along, no problems getting do

north and west, just about a coating to an inch of snow, and then beyond that to the north and west, fredrick and they aremont two to three inches. heavy, heavy snow up to the north of that, five to 12 inches. we'll talk more about this storm and give you the hour by hour coming up in a just a little bit. lauren cook is in the traffic center. good day to buy me the christmas present you didn't give me yet. >>reporter: after the show, mike, after the show. if you are traveling up in hartford county, 95 nice and clear. there are no delays from mountain road all the way down to white marsh and it will remain clear as you do head into the city. and if you are traveling on 83 this morning, here's what it looks like up in hunt valley, warren road. no delays whatsoever, as you make your way into the city, it's going to take you the normal 11 minutes right now from the beltway all the way down to fayette street. and as we check in and take a look at the abc 2 time saver traffic drive times, no delays on 695. it's going to take you 11 minutes from the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and the west side nic

winter weather advisory for carroll county out towards fredrick county and the further north and west you head, that's where we're expecting some pretty significant accumulating snows. it's snow to rain, about a coating to an inch, from baltimore city on toward the north and to the west. it's snow to ice to rain eventually two to three inches of snow could fall over carroll county. extreme northwestern baltimore county and out towards they aremont and manchester, beyond that out toward the mountains five to 12 inches of snow. there could be some ice ekreetion. it's a ice storm well north and west of the state. this is today's storm. lauren cook, this is going into saturday's storm and that could bring some snow. we'll talk about that in your seven-day forecast coming up in just a little bit. let's get a check on traffic. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: hello, mike. get those snow suits, right, ready for the weekend? >> yep. >>reporter: everything is inching up from d.c., as mike mentioned. if you are traveling on 95, do be extra careful. here on the northeast corridor here in white

carol county and in the fredrick is where we are looking at for the winter weather. the warning ice concerns in the mountains and it is going to be a wild one. to the east, right along the coast, more rain than anything through the day. and we will see things change to rain quickly. we think it will be further east, fromre

as you mentioned sphoa is beginning to fall in fredrick and carroll counties.se areas, be sure to take is it slow. 95 north of 195, traffic moving along, heading into baltimore city. and as we check in to 695, the west side nice and clear, no problems to report from liberty road down to route 40. and here's what it looks like in parkville, nice and clear all the way up to towson. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> more news, weather and traffic coming up in a half hour. >> you can always head to abc2news.com. [ cheers and applause ] >>> and it is a little chilly out. but you can send your letters to sam champion. no. it is a robust and lovely crowd outside here in times square, as we bid you all a good morning, america. we hope that your holiday season is an enjoyable one. to that end, george, lara and robin, all at home with their families. happy to have paula faris, amy robach and rachel smith, here with us. and perhaps they are dealing with us because they're home. we're dealing with it here at the office. if you're not crazy

montgomery county to fredrick county and louden county. all of this moves by midnight tomorrow night. christmas day with lots of sunshine and temperatures in the 30's. tomorrow wintery mix changing to rain. 37 to 42. and the extended outlook shows a more potent storm on wednesday. right now it look like ravenlt could see one to two inches of rain. rain not snow by the time this moves out of here. saturday look as little interesting. of course, that's five days away. a lot can change between now and then. the track right now doesn't look promising. >> all right. different variables to keep our eye on. >> and we've been keeping our eye on the redskins and their playoff run. >> very promising at this point. it's all going to come down to next sunday which is so crazy when they were 3-6 going into the bye. redskins fans woke up to an amazing and tense game with number 10 going on >> well, the redskins had their biggest game of the season. yet, a bigger one still to come. luckily rg-3 was there. what the redskins had to show for it? enjoy it, a

carroll, fredrick county under winter weather advisories right up until 6:00 tomorrow morning. so it's a rain/snow mixture, again, going quickly over to rain from the city right through the beltway going just into hblght right on -- howard county right on the carroll/baltimore county line. to the north and west two to three inches of snow before we turn over to rain. in the northern tier of the state, towards allegheny, garrett, washington county, could be five to as much as a foot of snow before this storm is all said and done. here's your hour-by-hour forecast, again, through the course of the morning, that burst of snow comes in. 33 goes to 35, 38 goes to 52 from 1:00 on to 4:00 with heavy, steady rains moving in. we'll talk more about this forecast and show you maybe some more snow, lauren cook in the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >>reporter: well, mike, that snow expected to fall right around 9:00 this morning, so if you are traveling at that time, do take it slow because it's going to be pretty slick out there. we do have a crash in baltimore right on green spr

the further north and west, temperatures are hanging out above freezing in places like fredricks, martinsburg, winchester. you could see an icy mix. most will see a transition of light rain. it should be out of here quickly tonight and back in the sunshine for christmas day. i will have more details in a minute. >> thank you, tucker. >>> time to check in with traffic and hello, new man. >> good morning, wisdom. how redundant is that. woodrow wilson bridge, light volume. with schools closed, federal government closed, that would account for most of the volume at this hour. h.o.v. restrictions are lifted in virginia and maryland as are parking meters, enforcement in the district, maryland. in arlington they are enforcing parking meters. watch out for tickets over there. checking out the beltway over by route 7 no problems there. we will head over to maryland, montgomery county down 270, light volume in gaithersburg to the split. that's a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the state of the skins is looking better after the sixth win in a row. >> the win in philly sets up a show down with t

. >> reporter: alexandria fredrick is homeless.he coat, hat, and glove were given to her by glide. >> i also got a hat with a little ball on it so i still keep a good sense of humor. >> reporter: st. mary's cathedral is among the several agents offering a warm place. >> reporter: folks at the homeless shelter and shoppers tell us they hope everyone will be able to stay indoors as much as possible and off the streets. >>> a new natural gas control center in san ramon. the center will house the gas lines. staff members who work on the system will be in offices next door. pg & e says that will help if they have another energy such as the blast and fire in san bruno. >>> a report released today revealed more problem tp-rs the california department of parks and recreation. the controllers office found managers broke rules to pay more than 200 employees more than half a million dollars in extra pay over three years. the report is the latest blow to that department. last summer employees were found to keep $50,000 hidden in that special f

fredrick dossier jr.was sentenced to 373 years to life in prison the maximum sentence for the crimes. dossier was convicted last month on 23 counts related today the sexual assault as well as beating and robbing the women. he was also ordered to pay $250,000 in fines and restitutions. >>> in news of the world, syrian refugees are crossing the border to turkey to escape the growing turmoil in their country. right now turkey is housing more than 100,000 refugees as well as aiding rebels trying to oust abashad. this after they ordered two patriot air defense batteries to strengthen turkey defenses. >>> officials in venezuela says president hugo chavez is doing well after his fourth cancer related surgery in cuba. the president's recovery has been slow but effective and he's communicating with relatives. chavez underwent surgery in cuba on tuesday after tests revealed his cancer has returned. >>> the lighting of the tree marks the start of the season at the vatican. a silver fir was lit up today. pope benedic

. >> reporter: alexandria fredrick is homeless. the coat, hat, and glove were given to her by glide. >> i also got a hat with a little ball on it so i still keep a good sense of humor. >> reporter: st. mary's cathedral is among the several agents offering a warm place. >> reporter: folks at the homeless shelter and shoppers tell us they hope everyone will be able to stay indoors as much as possible and off the streets. >>> a new natural gas control center in san ramon. the center will house the gas lines. staff members who work on the system will be in offices next door. pg & e says that will help if they have another energy such as the blast and fire in san bruno. >>> a report released today revealed more problem tp-rs the california department of parks and recreation. the controllers office found managers broke rules to pay more than 200 employees more than half a million dollars in extra pay over three years. the report is the latest blow to that department. last summer employees were found to keep $50,000 hidden in that special

fredrick dossier jr.enced to 373 years to life in prison the maximum sentence for the crimes. dossier was convicted last month on 23 counts related today the sexual assault as well as beating and robbing the women. he was also ordered to pay $250,000 in fines and restitutions. >>> in news of the world, syrian refugees are crossing the border to turkey to escape the growing turmoil in their country. right now turkey is housing more than 100,000 refugees as well as aiding rebels trying to oust abashad. this after they ordered two patriot air defense batteries to strengthen turkey defenses. >>> officials in venezuela says president hugo chavez is doing well after his fourth cancer related surgery in cuba. the president's recovery has been slow but effective and he's communicating with relatives. chavez underwent surgery in cuba on tuesday after tests revealed his cancer has returned. >>> the lighting of the tree marks the start of the season at the vatican. a silver fir was lit up today. pope benedict xvi re

and today fredrick dossier jr. learned his faith. his sentence 375 years to life in prison. judge imposed the mansion -- the maximum sentence saying that dossier seemed to show no emotion saying he blamed it on drug use. >> this individual is a monster, he does not belong any where in our streets. >> reporter: dossier was also ordered to pay upwards of 255 -- $255,000 in fines and restitution. >>> the principal of columbine high school is offering his condolences and support. >> we are all feeling right now as a parent, as an educator just imagining what those people are going through right now. so our thoughts and prayers are there. >> columbine high school is another place of a mass shooting. >>> our coverage of the shootings in connecticut continues. >>> an american tragedy, children shot and killed at a place where they're supposed to be safe. we have continuing coverage of the deadly mass shooting at a connecticut school. good evening i'm ken wayne. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. frank and julie are off tonight. a difficult day for everyone. a terrible day for the people of ne